UPDATED: NBA Playoffs Injury Report - Wednesday, April 26, 2023
The 2022-23 NBA regular season has come to an end and with the Play-In Tournament coming to an end, it is officially time for the playoffs to begin!
On Wednesday, April 26, eight teams from both the Eastern Conference and Western Conference will continue their respective first-round series, as the New York Knicks will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5, the Los Angeles Lakers will be in Memphis to take on the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 5, the Miami Heat will hit the road to take on the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5 and the Golden State Warriors will headline the night against the Sacramento Kings in Game 5.
The Knicks, Lakers and Heat can all close out their respective series with a road win on Wednesday night, as either the Warriors or Kings will get a massive Game 5 victory to pull ahead 3-2 in their series.
Below is a list of every game set to take place today, as well as every team’s injury report with their updated status leading up to tip-off in each game:
(UPDATED 4/26/23 at 8:33 p.m. ET)
Eastern Conference Playoffs First-Round Game 5: [5] New York Knicks (3-1) vs. [4] Cleveland Cavaliers (1-3) - 7:00 p.m. ET.
Knicks Injuries: Jericho Sims (shoulder) - Out, Quentin Grimes (shoulder) - Out
Cavaliers Injuries: Dylan Windler (foot) - Out
Western Conference Playoffs First-Round Game 5: [7] Los Angeles Lakers (3-1) vs. [2] Memphis Grizzlies (1-3) - 7:30 p.m. ET.
Lakers Injuries: Dennis Schroder (Achilles) - Available, Anthony Davis (foot) - Available, LeBron James (foot) - Available
Grizzlies Injuries: Steven Adams (knee) - Out, Brandon Clarke (Achilles) - Out, Jake LaRavia (calf) - Out
Eastern Conference Playoffs First-Round Game 5: [8] Miami Heat (3-1) vs. [1] Milwaukee Bucks (1-3 - 9:30 p.m. ET.
Heat Injuries: Tyler Herro (hand) - Out, Victor Oladipo (knee) - Out, Bam Adebayo (hamstring) - Available
Bucks Injuries: Giannis Antetokounmpo (back) - Available
Western Conference Playoffs First-Round Game 5: [6] Golden State Warriors (2-2) vs. [3] Sacramento Kings (2-2) - 10:00 p.m. ET.
Warriors Injuries: Andre Iguodala (wrist) - Out, Ryan Rollins (foot) - Out
Kings Injuries: Matthew Dellavedova (finger) - Out, De’Aaron Fox (finger) - Available